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Likewise, web designer Laura Logic and Contribute administrator Jah Wobble have access to all
sites. As the web designer, Laura provides templates that are easy to add content to, and that fit
the needs of users collaborating internally. The templates she maintains include those for taking
meeting minutes, for scheduling, and for providing product specifications, marketing launch
plans, and sales projections, to name a few. Laura also collaborates with Jah Wobble, the
Contribute administrator, to help determine the editing and publishing privileges for individual
users and roles.
CPS integrates with the organization's LDAP service, which authenticates user access to various
network resources. In this case, the LDAP authentication is the first step in granting access to
websites hosted on various servers within the organization. The Contribute roles further define
user privileges within a website, determining the degree to which users can modify pages within
the site.
Staging servers and Contribute
Many organizations use a staging web server with their production web server. A staging server
lets you create websites on a non-production web server, so you can generate and test content
without making it live on your organization's public website. The use of a staging server also lets
you maintain an automatic backup copy of all your website content.
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